The OpportunityAn opportunity has arisen in an agile and responsive team for an engineer to work across the entire product life cycle on a number of weapon systems liaising with a number of functions, sectors and senior leaders across MBDA.The Project teams within Environmental Engineering are integral within all land, sea and air based weapons system projects. Environmental Project engineers provide a key technical focal point for all stages of the product lifecycle, from concept definition and product development, through design aid and formal qualification, and into in-service support. Expertise covers the areas of: requirements specification and management; data analysis; simulation and modelling; and testing in climatic, mechanical (vibration and shock), structural mechanical and fatigue.

What are we looking for?

Ideally educated to degree level or with strong experience in managing projects in a laboratory environment.

Working experience of Environmental Engineering, ideally within the defence sector

You will have the opportunity to influence the design, manufacture and proving of our products whilst developing your technical skills and experience across MBDA UK Portfolio including land, sea and air programmes.

You will be involved in influencing project heads/chief engineers in technical decisions.

This role offers the opportunity for you to work as part of a highly skilled, motivated and effective team.

You will have the opportunity to develop yourself and others through the delivery of a variety of training methods and tools.

This role can develop from a project engineer into a technical lead, team leader or technical expert.

Opportunity to work in our specialist facilities, utilising state of the art and innovative testing techniques simulating environments across the entire weapon life cycle.

As an Environmental Project Engineer you will expected to work closely and build relationships with a range of MBDA functions, sectors and Chief Engineers including Systems Engineering, Architecture, Design and Proving teams.

Apply specialist technical knowledge and provide advice to projects, with responsibility for delivery of technical aspects of data analysis activities, as part of the MBDA EE&F UK Environmental Data Analysis Team

You will provide technical expertise in generating environmental requirements, developing robust product designs and defining and managing cost effective test strategies throughout the product development cycle. You will work closely with our existing team of highly experienced project and test engineers to define and manage test programmes.

Act as a technical interface with customers in the delivery of data analysis tasks or technical work packages, including data gathering trials and assessments, platform integration activities, and structural modal assessment, ensuring delivery to the required quality, timescale and budget.

Plan, deliver and monitor assigned work packages, making engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority to ensure requirements are delivered to plan.

Interaction with the customer community at a high level, maintaining integrity of engineering outputs.

Contributing to EE&F strategy to keep pace with emerging technologies and threats.

What’s great about the team?

The project teams are highly collaborative and challenge each other to perform to the highest standard. Consistently delivering results under high pressure and strict deadlines.

You will be part of a highly skilled and motivated team of Engineers, working with real weapon systems and maintaining a “hands on” engineering skill set.

You will have opportunities to make a significant input to the design of products. You will be contributing in a friendly and supportive team of engineers that have a wide range of knowledge, skills, experience and interests.

Please Note: MBDA UK requires all employees to achieve and maintain SC security clearance or above without restrictions that will inhibit the individual’s ability to fulfil the requirements of the role. Your eligibility for the appropriate level of security clearance may be discussed with you during the recruitment process. Any existing clearance holders may be able to transfer clearance (subject to approval).MBDA is committed to providing an inclusive working environment where our employees can be themselves and everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We value difference and know that a diverse community makes for greater innovation and brings a breadth of skills, experience and perspectives.

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